Example sentences of "[noun] it [verb] [adj] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At first light it became clear that HMS Impregnable had carried five miles across shoal water from the Dean to a position about half way between Langstone and Chichester harbours , approximately half a mile from Hayling Island .
2 But in the much longer term it seems doubtful that diversification should be exclusively towards nuclear power , which carries its own commercial , political and possibly safety risks .
3 OSF/1 was ACE 's primary Unix focus when the initiative was launched amidst much fanfare last year , but over the following months it became clear that DEC was the only major ACE member committed to using the operating system .
4 Over the months it became clear that Tom 's aggressive arguing with Terry was founded on a similar slight two and a half years previously .
5 After a moment it became clear that Alexei was excusing himself .
6 Over the next few days it became clear that Jake was avoiding her .
7 Once the Austrian had levelled the match it became evident that Durie was on shaky ground .
8 In the centuries that followed such shadings were shown to be transitory , and from these and other observations it became clear that Venus is completely and continuously covered in clouds .
9 After a while it grew apparent that Tara 's verdict on Guy was fairly accurate .
10 And once we take notice that in reality individual holdings in companies , other than in exceptional cases , give the holder negligible rights of control it becomes clear that ownership of corporate property could make no distinctive contribution to the realisation of whatever individual interests might be specified .
11 From these sorts of consideration it became clear that light is made up of lots of particles .
12 However , as the conclusions are based on the minutiae of craftsmanship it seems likely that Leigh has come closest to identifying the work of individuals .
13 If the Chancellor is to balance his budget this autumn it looks likely that VAT will be added in several areas which have been zero rated until now , and public transport may be one of them .
14 Until the status of teaching improves in the medical profession it seems unlikely that doctors in training will choose to make the efforts necessary to acquire teaching skills .
15 Contrasted in this way it seems improbable that madness and creativity could spring from the same source .
16 During the first decade of the twentieth century it became apparent that Britain could no longer sustain its role as an independent makeweight in the European balance of power .
17 In the following year it became clear that fascism was not confined to Germany and Italy but was a development common to all European countries .
18 Soon after they moved in to Hamilton Terrace it became apparent that association with Minton brought out the petulant , fussy side of Vaughan .
19 If the atmosphere at Sandringham was uncomfortable , at Park House it became unbearable as Diana 's little world fell apart at the seams .
20 But this time it went wrong and Ms Kennedy , who plays a republican activist in the drama , had to receive treatment for an eye injury .
21 In fact it seems likely that mountain goats are very successful at avoiding all these predators .
22 With the successful launch of Illustrator and its rapid acceptance by the professional market it became obvious that programs of this type were marketable and Aldus took on FreeHand .
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